Inside BWR San Diego 2023 | Big Surprises and Dreams Made!

We are back for another season of great racing, this time at Belgian Waffle Ride. We follow the lead up to the event with real talk at the press conference with riders Laurens ten Dam, Ivar Silk, Alexey Vermeulen, Alex Howes, Peter Stetina and Lance Haidet. On the women's side Paige Onweller and Flavia Oliveira give you an inside look into their prep for a bike race. While officially not gravel and more "Unroad". BWR challenged every rider out there, making dreams come true and hearts break. What was your favorite part? Let us know in the comments!
Huge Thank You to:
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Dalton Thornsberry
Jack Hanson
Photo: Alex Roszko
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[@KwadSkwad]

Between Heathers joy, and Izzies pain, I'm crying over here. Just wow. congrats to everyone!!

[@Veloworthy]

Quite the range of emotion out there. Glad you liked it.

[@mrmotomoto]

Heather looked so anxious before the race. An anxious person can spot that look anywhere. So happy for her win.

[@Veloworthy]

Nerves are sometimes a good thing. In the end it all works out for her.

[@BMXTraining]

Loving the behind the scenes Brian, great work... The BWR is no joke.

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks so much! See you next year!

[@chrisstrider]

HJ is a great athlete and person ❤

[@Veloworthy]

So happy for her!

[@iansellers1251]

Great recap video ,more of these please

[@Veloworthy]

Yes! Working on it. Thanks for watching!

[@igaroot]

nice recap! thank you

[@10asians]

Brian your race coverage and insider perspective is second to none. Keep up the great work!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks so much for watching!!

[@damianspencer5916]

Thank you for the video.

[@MrYAMAHA32177]

Kudo's, great work covering the BWR and making this great video....

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for watching!

[@damonbonnett6983]

GREAT VIDEO!!! It would have been a good ride for me, but my support left me with a flat tire for 3 hours with no spare... thank you Haley Titanium frame's for the use of their bike!!!!

[@Veloworthy]

Oh no! Glad you got it all sorted.

[@itstrbo]

Anyone can create "content" but this is actual entertainment and substance...thank you for sharing!...SUBSCRIBED!

[@Veloworthy]

Wow! Thank you so much!

[@jamtoz]

Amazing coverage!!!

[@sahc2198]

I did BWR this year for the first time and I'm officially HOOKED!!

[@Veloworthy]

Congrats! We’ll be rooting for you.

[@jmwalsh2]

another rad one dude!!! makes me miss it... i'll be back next year!!

[@Veloworthy]

Awww. Missed you this year! Hopefully see you next.

[@yakie46]

Great video mate! Just what I need right now! I've raced (survived) 2 BWR's and LOVED it! Couldn't get to 2023 edition as I was in Georgia with UCI tri team for Collegiate Nats. (I'm their coach) I have lobbied with USA Triathlon not to make the collegiate nationals the same date as BWR for 2024!

[@Veloworthy]

So many good races out there. It's tough to choose. Luckily there are more editions of BWR in some really cool places. Hope to see you out there!

[@genelegend]

we love you, iz!

[@Veloworthy]

She's so great. Rides her heart out.

[@drewaustin3193]

Another great video Brian!

[@Veloworthy]

Thank you!

[@cloudcity_brandon4913]

Thanks for spitting out the lightning fast BWR recap! Love the channel dude, keep it up🤘

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@jeaniekim9951]

Great video! And congrats, HJ! 🔥🔥🔥

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for watching! She lit it up!

[@nathanielsnyder1323]

Thank you for this coverage and all your other race content/coverage. This one just made part of my 3hr zwift ride a lil better.

[@Veloworthy]

Glad you can be entertained while getting a ride in!

[@walkerhague1841]

Awesome stuff, Brian. Loved hanging with you all day.

[@Veloworthy]

Likewise! Such a great time.

[@FrancoMonet]

As usual, so awesome. Thanks so so much for sharing such incredible coverage of this event, so grateful for you and this channel.

[@Veloworthy]

Your support means so much!

[@paigeredman3465]

Excited they started men and women fields all together again!

[@Mr2fiveone]

My favorite part, watching the happy tired smiles at the Finish! Well done everyone!

[@Veloworthy]

Everyone rode their heart out!

[@stevev7814]

Missed your videos. Glad we have a new episode.

[@Veloworthy]

It’s good to be back! Thank you!

[@kazzz6666]

Thank you so much for giving us this!!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@db613]

Looks like the best possible weather 👌🤙

[@Veloworthy]

It got chilly in Ramona. You could see the riders breaths!

[@elliot2871]

This year I felt a bit isolated as a spectator of the event - I think previous years you could watch a live stream, though not sure. Im glad to see your coverage, this is definitely my favorite of the 2023 event, you got inside looks to the race as it progressed along the way plus interviews with the athletes afterwards. Keep it up

[@Veloworthy]

I hear you. It’s a big guessing game as a spectator and you see so little! Maybe we can have a livestream in the future!

[@raullopezjaramillo8198]

Thanks man !!! Love the videos

[@Veloworthy]

Thank you!

[@matthewvanleeuwen9086]

Great coverage of the event!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Nice one, Brian!

[@Veloworthy]

Thank you so much!

[@Als5203]

Awesome content! Getting me stoked for bwr Duncan

[@Veloworthy]

Yes! Get it!

[@russellmcguire312]

Well done! Congrats to all racers!

[@talonraph6524]

Great content! These are such a good snapshot of the what it would be like to actually be on the front of these events.

[@Veloworthy]

Hope you’re inspired to get out there!

[@markanderson7412]

Brian thank you mate 🤙 Will come say g’day in emporia 👍

[@Veloworthy]

Indeed! Looking forward to it!

[@nickmooreuk]

Another great account Brian - Always inspiring!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@mau_prad.5022]

👏👏👏

[@CautionBeforeCoffee]

So happy for heather, well deserved.

[@fernfloyd]

Great video, Brian!

[@Veloworthy]

Great seeing you there!

[@bobbybj69231]

Thanks for doing what you do!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for watching!

[@bobsagetistheman]

Love these videos!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks Sean!

[@marksheffield3909]

awesome

[@neilashton9459]

What neutral support cars now? Did Pete approve this? Seriously your production gets better every year (thought sound was bad on this one), love it though.

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks so much! Brand new camera for this event. It’s all worked out now. Your ears will thank you on the next one!

[@amyfriesland723]

Heather is a beast!! And humble and kind!!

[@Veloworthy]

So happy for her win!

[@bigbearwatts9576]

Awesome vid and love the quick turn around while its all fresh! Does BWR drug test the top end, i.e Women's podium

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for checking it out. No drug testing that I know of.

[@jlr3636]

Nice job, that’s a long race, logistics to cover is a pain. Good job capturing the essence of the day.

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for watching. We made a few wrong turns out there but made it back for the finish!

[@jlr3636]

@@Veloworthy how many camera crews did you use? If you need help next year let me know, I know this area like the back of my hand.

[@Veloworthy]

Just me and one other guy. We had someone drive so we could shoot and then sifted through all the footage. Would love some help!

[@jeremysweeten2792]

BWR is the GREATEST RACE SERIES there is!!! LTGP is awesome, but BWR is for BOTH the PROS and the JOES.

[@Veloworthy]

Yeah. Truly a race for so many different types of riders.

[@BrianRPaterson]

Fantastic! The race footage was ace, and riders seem like a great bunch. I could care less about audio spikes! Subbed! Live long and keep pedalling. Cheers

[@Veloworthy]

Wow! Thanks for the kind words and for watching.

[@BrianRPaterson]

@@Veloworthy De nada. As an ageing mountain biker, these days I can't get enough of gravel and other endurance type riding (check out the Pan Celtic!) Unfortunately, there's not quite as much of it here in Hong Kong as in the US. So I'm living vicariously through KZbin! Cheers

[@LaidBackAssassin]

The PA audio was clipping so it wasn’t your fault. I was tempted to ask them to adjust the gain properly

[@kevindolan2194]

I wish they identified the riders interviewed at the end,

[@paulwall5706]

👍🚴👍

[@leefitler4597]

Really nice coverage. Sad to see they are allowing support cars and motos.

[@Veloworthy]

The support is neutral and the motos are escorts but it would be nice if they had that for everyone!.

[@flaviaoliveira8120]

🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@Veloworthy]

Stoked you were a a big part of it!!

[@itstrbo]

Isabel King = Goddess

[@Veloworthy]

She’s the real deal.

[@jeremysweeten2792]

What was special about Finsty’s fork???

[@Veloworthy]

He was borrowing my fork for the race!

[@bernardo9202]

Why did the guy on canyon, that crossed 3rd not finishing at that position?

[@bernardo9202]

or the guy that crossed in front of him, is in another category?

[@Veloworthy]

There were people finishing the Waffer which is the shorter version of the race. Roughly have the distance.

[@BIIIKES]

Who/What was that support car for at (9:40) ?

[@Veloworthy]

That was the neutral support vehicle for the lead group.

[@BIIIKES]

@@Veloworthy Nice, and thank you! Didn't know that was an option for this one. I'm never in the lead group, so, who knew? haha

[@therealSIRBOOM]

Gravel race with support cars that have 5 bikes on top. Ug... you get one bike. If it stops working, you're done. Enough with this Tour de Gravel BS.

[@Veloworthy]

I don’t think this year anyone needed the neutral support bikes. It would be hard to ride with your race number and timing chip on your other bike though 😂

[@fernandog.aguirre2791]

Pure motivation! Alohas from Maui!

[@Veloworthy]

Aloha! I need to bring my bike over there!